Billy Corgan
About Billy Corgan
William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer, and only constant member of alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan is credited with helping popularize the alternative rock genre. He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance since 2017. Corgan formed the Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988 alongside guitarist James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining soon after. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band to commercial success and critical acclaim throughout the 1990s. After their break-up in 2000, Corgan and Chamberlin started a new band called Zwan; after the band's demise, he released the collection of poetry Blinking with Fists (2004) and the solo album TheFutureEmbrace (2005) before reforming Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. The new version of the band, consisting of Corgan and a revolving lineup, has released new albums and toured extensively. In October 2017, Corgan released Ogilala, his first solo album in over a decade.
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Discography
2005-07-05: Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
1998-12-12: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2005-06-09: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2005-06-10: La Cigale, Paris, France
2008-06-28: Sgt. Pepper’s … Revisited, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2005-06-28: Webster Hall, New York City, NY, USA
2014-08-30: Ravinia Festival, The Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, USA
2004-04-19: Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
2009-08-26: Cellar Door, Visalia, CA, USA
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas (1998)
Stigmata: Music From the MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999)
Live on 99x (2000)
TheFutureEmbrace (2005)
AEGEA (2014)
’Neath the Darkest Eves (2017)
